Fender '59 Esquire NOS, maple Its unique circuitry and "biting" bridge pickup created a "merciless, maniacal, tone-machine" when first introduced in 1950. The weapon of choice by such greats as Jeff Beck, and Bruce Springsteen to name a few, this guitar has gone on to re-emerge again and again in the hands of many of today's great guitar players. The Custom Shop has painstakingly researched original instruments to be able to offer an exact duplicate of the 1959 Esquire including its rare "top-load" bridge. The result is one of the most responsive and resonant guitars Fender has ever built! Features: BODY Premium Ash NECK 1-Piece Maple Neck, Late '50s "C" Shape, (Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer Finish) MACHINE HEADS Fender/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines FINGERBOARD Maple (7.25" Radius/184 mm) NO. OF FRETS 21 Vintage Style Frets PICKUPS 1 Vintage Tele Bridge Pickup CONTROLS Volume, Tone BRIDGE Vintage Style Top-load Tele Bridge with Three 3 Threaded Steel Saddles PICKUP SWITCHING Custom-wired 3-position Blade: Position 1. Volume Control with Cap. Only, No Tone Control Position 2. Volume Control with Cap. and Tone Control with Cap. Position 3. Volume Control Only No Cap. , No T one Control HARDWARE Nickel/Chrome SCALE LENGTH 25.5" (648 mm) WIDTH AT NUT 1.650" (42 mm)